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Ron Mix
Personal information
Born: (1938-03-10) March 10, 1938 (age 86)
Los Angeles, California
Career information
College:USC
Position:Offensive Tackle
Career history
Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers
Oakland Raiders

Ronald Jack Mix (born on March 10, 1938), in Los Angeles, California was an American football player.[1]

Mix attended USC, and upon graduation played right tackle and guard for the American Football League's Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (1960–1969) and the NFL Oakland Raiders (1971& 1972; taxi squad during 1972).

College career

A graduate of the University of Southern California, where he was an All American in 1959, Mix was an original Los Angeles Charger in 1960. Mix was also a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity. He was elected the National Jewish College Athlete of the Year.

Professional football career

Because he had a Juris Doctor in Law degree, Mix was nicknamed "The Intellectual Assassin" for his physical play.[1] Mix was called for a mere two holding penalties in ten years.[1][2]

Mix, who was listed at 6' 5" and 270 pounds, was an early proponent of weightlifting to enhance athletic power. He was years ahead of the curve that soon at lineman and other football players taking up that practice to become better athletes. His power lifts included a military press above his head of 300 pounds, a clean and jerk above his head at 325 pounds, and a bench press of 425 pounds, all of the lifts considered to be exceptionally strong for that era of play.

Although the Baltimore Colts picked him number 1 in 1960, he chose to go to the AFL, where he had also been the number 1 draft pick.[1][3][4]

He was a factor in the Chargers' early domination of the AFL's Western Division, and in San Diego helped them win an American Football League Championship in 1963, when they defeated the Boston Patriots 51-10 in the championship game.

He was elected to the AFL All-Star team for nine straight years as a Charger, is a member of the All-time All-AFL Team, and is one of only 20 men who played the entire 10 years of the AFL.

He was also the general manager of the WFL Portland Storm in 1974.

He was voted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Mix is Jewish, and was also elected a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, being elected to that in 1980.[4][5] He was the second player from the AFL to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lance Alworth was the first in 1978l

After football

Mix currently practices law in San Diego, California with a practice focused on representing retired professional athletes in claims for workers' compensation benefits. Prior to that, he was a civil litigator and received an AV rating, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive for skill and integrity.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d "Hall of Famers " RON MIX". Profootballhof.com. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present. 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum " Ron Mix". Sdhoc.com. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. 200. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Ron Mix[dead link]

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